The rumor mill has been running rampant this week following Kevin Owens’ recent loss to John Cena at WWE Battleground. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, some decision makers in WWE don’t want Owens to succeed because they don’t see him in the caliber of Cena, Randy Orton or Seth Rollins. And to further fuel this rumor, Owens was used as one of the locker room members sent to break up the brawl between Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker on Monday Night RAW. But these are just rumors and the concept of WWE thinkers not believing in Kevin Owens is not a concept I want to get behind.

Because if WWE truly wanted to bury Kevin Owens, then he would have been the fall guy on Monday’s main event against Cena, Orton and Cesaro. Instead, Owens abandoned Rusev in the middle of the match, who was too busy with Summer Rae, and walked out unpinned. And as far as the locker room brawl, Triple H, himself, was among the people trying to subdue Brock and Taker. It just added to the concept of how monumental SummerSlam’s main event is. Because this is not just any match, this is a WrestleMania rematch to vindicate The Streak. So I wouldn’t consider Kevin Owens a jobber just yet.

Then there’s the co main event that WWE teased on Monday Night RAW when John Cena challenged the integrity of Seth Rollins. John Cena wouldn’t have much of a case if he himself wasn’t still the United States champion. And let’s not forget that the purpose of John Cena winning the United States championship at WrestleMania was to bring prestige back to the US Title. The purpose of Owens vs Cena was to showcase a new threat in WWE.

Kevin Owens is a unique talent because although he’s been brought up to the main roster, he still has a foot in NXT. Samoa Joe has been itching to have a one-on-one match with Owens to see who truly is the best big man. A recovering Sami Zayn vowed to get his hands on his former best friend when he returns to the ring in 2016. And then there’s the new NXT champion Finn Balor, who will defend the championship in a rematch at NXT Takeover in Brooklyn–which I will be attending! So although his program with Cena might have ended (for now) there are still plenty of feuds left for Kevin Owens in NXT.

The Immortal Hulk Hogan praised Kevin Owens in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, stating that Owens made him a believer again. “He caught me with my guard down and he made me a believer again, he hooked me. He’s got that look, man; that demeanor and that swagger.”

And it’s no secret that Steve Austin has been impressed by Owens after stumbling upon his “Top Moves” on YouTube (video below). He’s spoken about him on his podcast–The Steve Austin Show on Podcastone.com–prior to Owens signing to the WWE, and even had Owens on his podcast as a guest.

Kevin Owens brings a believability to the table that no one else does. When you listen to Kevin Owens talk, he comes off as this brash, smug son of a b*tch that you want to fight, but might get beat up by. He’s definitely one of the best heels that WWE has right now, and one of the best opponents, I truly believe, John Cena has had in a long time, because he’s the anti-Cena. To borrow a line from The Flash “The Man in the Yellow Suit”, some would call him the reverse.

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Never been a fan of the concept of Tough Enough because the idea of selecting a group of athletes and putting them through a 10-week course of activities and training doesn’t make someone a pro wrestler.

If I was an old-school wrestler entrenched in the kayfabe, protecting the business, I would hate Tough Enough. While these chosen athletes sleep in comfortable beds in a mansion, wrestlers would, and probably still, sleep in their cars to save a buck as they paid their dues, wrestling for $20 or a hot dog and a warm soda just to get some experience. These Tough Enough kids have world-class WWE legends teaching them the ropes, and they don’t realize how lucky they are.

But again, though the concept is insulting to those who paid their dues, the show is entertaining. ZZ reminds me of Adam Sandler’s character Bobby Boucher in The Waterboy. He’s a lovable funny guy who loves to make people laugh, but can he endure the grind of the road? Can he handle being body slammed? Choke slammed? Thrown through a table? Smacked with a steel chair? Thrown against a stacked ladder? Probably not.

Unlike previous seasons of Tough Enough, this season will have two winners: one of each gender who goes on to get a quarter of a million dollar contract. And out of the potential Divas in the making, Diana had a fantastic look and a strong personality that could have resonated in the WWE. But she went into the competition wholly uncertain. She was focused too much on her engagement, and what the other competitors thought of her; much like Total Divas‘ star Eva Marie. But Diana let it get to her and quit (at least that’s how it was portrayed on the show). What was the point of entering the competition if you didn’t want to do it?

Again, if I was an old-school wrestler, I would be pissed because some of these kids aren’t in it because wrestling is their life, it’s because they want the fame. At least there’s Patrick who’s appreciative of the opportunity. Didn’t think much of him when I first saw him until Week 2. He told one of the competitors, whose name escapes me because he was eliminated and not worth looking up on Google, that this business is about passion. And if you’re passionate about the business, you should do your research and learn about it. No-name contestant said it wasn’t about knowledge, it’s about getting the job done. Word to the remaining competitors, appease the judges. The main judge is Hulk Hogan, a legend in the business who built WrestleMania on his eight back surgeries. His 24-inch pythons paved the way for there to be a wrestling industry. Do not disrespect wrestling legends and say that it doesn’t matter about the history. Because f–k you, there’s the door.

Back to Patrick, brother. I liked him in Week 2, but he irked me in Week 3. He’s turning into a little mark too high on his own praise. It’s one thing to be confident, but don’t go around thinking you’re above anyone. Because that makes you an a–hole.

Oh and sweet, delicious Sara Lee chocolate swirl cake. Okay, that was weird. She reached the Bottom 3 two weeks in a row. Paige is really gunning to light a fire under her ass. She’s a very beautiful girl, but she comes off as a regular person and not a television star. She’s the girl you would take to a wrestling show, but not so much believability in seeing her throw down in the ring.

When she was asked to be mean in her ring entrance, she thought about being mean, and probably felt that she was being mean. But what she needs to comprehend is pro wrestling is partially live theater. You have to show the kids in the nosebleeds your character. You have to use body language and facial expressions that show off what you are feeling and what your character is about. Look at Kevin Owens at the Beast in the East special. His facial expressions when he stood at the top of the ramp and begrudgingly walking to the ring showed the non-English speaking Japanese fans that his character didn’t want to be there, and that he sure didn’t give a damn if they knew it.

Again, I may not be a fan of the concept but it does make for entertaining television. Who’ll be Tough Enough to earn that contract and be prepared to train every g–damn day at the performance center to earn a spot on NXT or WWE television?

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Before we jump into the crazy world of professional wrestling, I want to congratulate The Patriots on winning this year’s Super Bowl. In an ending that baffled and ticked off Seahawks fans – including Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella – many are calling it the worst ending in Super Bowl history. Similar sentiments were felt at the conclusion of last week’s Royal Rumble event, which if you haven’t read “Didn’t Like the Royal Rumble? Better Call Paul” you should definitely go back and read it as wrestling fans attempt to change the fate of this year’s WrestleMania.

Following the events of Aztec Warfare, the Lucha Underground champion Prince Puma has had a tough road in the temple, proving himself as a champion, while adding prestige to the promotion’s first title. But the inaugural champion has hit a massive road block as The Machine known as Cage has targeted Prince Puma and the Lucha Underground championship. The charm that Lucha Underground has is a very old school sense of storytelling.

Reminiscent of when Shawn Michaels went into his first WWE championship match, Prince Puma went into Aztec Warfare under the tutelage of Mexican legend Konan and–against 19 other luchas–came out on top as the Lucha Underground champion. And as the white-meat babyface champion, Prince Puma took on all comers including the challenge from Fenix. But as soon as one challenge was met, another suddenly emerged. The King Kong Bundy to Hulk Hogan’s championship reign if you will, The Machine known as Cage decimated Puma with powerhouse moves and demanded a championship match. Amd even though Cage has a clear weight advantage and is noticeably much stronger, Prince Puma doesn’t back down.

Much like the early days of WWE, Lucha Underground is feeding Puma his first monster heel. Despite the statistics that would argue that Puma doesn’t have a snowball’s chance of defeating the much larger Cage, it’s the heart of a champion and of a lucha that rallies the support of the fans, and gives the champion the strength needed to overcome adversity. But all the warrior pride in the world cannot block a shot to the grapefruits.

Cage was on the losing end of that championship match and needed to keep his heat going. So from the pages of “The Dirtiest Player in the Game” Ric Flair, Cage went for the low blow: standard heel tactic. He then attacked the Mexican legend Konan: average heel tactic. And finally, he ripped apart the Lucha Underground championship: SUPERHUMAN heel tactic!

Frankly, as cool as it might have been on paper to have the monster heel rip apart the promotion’s championship, the Lucha Underground title shouldn’t have been ripped apart because it made the title look cheap. With gold plates supposedly melted down from Aztec gold, the insides of the title itself looked as legit as Damien Mizdow’s stunt title.

After such a humiliating beat down, how will Prince Puma enforce his status as a champion without a championship?

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Well Brother, whatcha gonna do when Daniel Bryan and all his YESaManiacs run wild on you! How awesome were the Royal Rumble picks from the Legends’ Panel on Monday Night RAW? “Mr. WrestleMania” Shawn Michaels chose Bray Wyatt; the two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair picked Dean Ambrose; and “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan picked Daniel Bryan. And notice how none of them picked Roman Reigns? Even though Reigns came out to fend off The Big Show who crashed the panel, the Legends chose the guys they did, and just image if one of them does win this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble?

“The Creator of War” Bray Wyatt has come a long way from his Husky Harris character on the second season of NXT. He’s completely reinvented himself, and took the wrestling world by storm with his bizarre promos and aggressive offense. The man has gone to war with the likes of Kane, Bryan, John Cena, Chris Jericho, and Ambrose. Now imagine if Bray won the Royal Rumble? Bray would be inserted into the WWE World Heavyweight championship match at WrestleMania XXXI against Brock Lesnar, Cena, or Seth Rollins – depending on who wins the triple threat match this Sunday. How would Wyatt size up against The Beast Incarnate? Clearly, Brock would have to go in as a white-meat babyface, because Wyatt is a dastardly heel.

Although, I would love to see Bray Wyatt ascend to the pinnacle of the WWE, his track record with his feuds hasn’t been astounding. He had a one-off match with The Demon Kane, came out on the losing ends of Bryan, Cena and Jericho feuds, but salvaged himself with his latest feud with Ambrose. Now, if he had gotten the upper hand throughout those feuds, then perhaps a WWE champion clad-Wyatt would be believable.

Whether you were a Tyler Black fan, or enamored by Reigns’ good looks, my personal favorite from the members of The Shield was always Dean Ambrose. I remember watching Ambrose’s final match on the independents against Austin Aries at B.B. Kings in NYC for the Evolve 7 main event. And I wasn’t sure exactly how Jon Moxley would translate in terms of WWE, but he has tremendously. Even when he was part of The Shield, Ambrose was breaking out as a singles competitor with a U.S. championship run, and main event matches on SmackDown against Kane and The Undertaker. Not even “The Show-Off” Dolph Ziggler can attest to being in the ring with The Deadman. And whether it’s going all out in a Hell in a Cell match, or forced into backstage segments with a psychiatrist, Dean Ambrose is someone I would like to see get that rub that comes from winning the Royal Rumble. He doesn’t necessarily have to win the big one at ‘Mania, but he would become a bigger name thanks to the Royal Rumble.

Now, if you thought Bryan’s road to WrestleMania XXX was something to make a WWE Network special about, imagine the road he is on now. This year–unlike last year–Bryan will be in the Royal Rumble, his first pay-per-view since his first and only title defense as the undisputed WWE World Heavyweight champion almost eight months ago. After relinquishing the championship due to neck and nerve issues, many believed that Bryan would be forced to retire just like “The Rated R Superstar” Edge. But his triumphant return to in-ring action still has some skeptical whether or not he is 100%.

If Bryan does indeed bypass the 29 other competitors in the Royal Rumble, his road from surgery to rehabilitation and back to the squared circle would reach a defining high point. Then to main event WrestleMania again? Bryan already mentioned in interviews that his dream opponent would be Brock Lesnar, and although his German Suplexes would certainly spell the end for Bryan’s stack of dimes he calls a neck, imagine if he won.

The Royal Rumble would be fortunate if either Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, or Daniel Bryan won. It would be a universe greater than if Roman Reigns were to take his green steps to the mountain top. Don’t get me wrong, all jokes aside from his mic work, Reigns does have the look and determination to one day be “The Guy” but his time hasn’t come.

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The year 2014 is rapidly closing and soon hover boards will be released by Mattel, and we will dress like space-aged 80s biker gangs. At least if the prophecy according to Back to the Future comes to fruition. Hollywood wouldn’t steer us wrong, would they?

So much happened this year concerning the world of professional wrestling, or sport entertainment, I wish I was able to write more on the subject. But life gets in the way, and it rightfully should. Although I love to get my thoughts out over the web so my words can be accessible to everyone, it isn’t really much of a life if this is all that you do. You just need to experience life, and try to fulfill as much as you can with the life that is given to you.

The most heart-breaking, and yet heart-warming moment that came out of 2014 was the culmination of The Ultimate Warrior going into the WWE Hall of Fame in New Orleans, and then passing away less than 24 hours after his appearance on Monday Night RAW. I just got finished watching Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Legend over on the WWE Network, which did you know is only $9.99 a month? And I couldn’t tell you how many times I almost broke down.

He was a Blade Runner alongside the future “Vigilante” known as Sting, with eye makeup akin to drag queens. He was then a “Dingo” Warrior in WCW, and later went on to be The Ultimate Warrior in WWE, beating The Honky Tonk Man to become the WWF Intercontinental World Heavyweight champion and later a dual champion after defeating Hulk Hogan for the WWF Heavyweight championship. There were so many highs and lows in Warrior’s career, but that weekend at WrestleMania XXX was possibly the most awe-inspiring story of triumph that could ever be told in professional wrestling.

I love The Ultimate Warrior, and I miss him. He meant a lot to the wrestling business, to the wrestling fans, and to his beloved family.

Back in the early 90s, Warrior was taking the torch from Hulk Hogan to be the next top guy, and nowadays the state of wrestling is in such a flux because it’s no longer about any one man. Hell, it’s not even about the WWE World Heavyweight championship anymore. WWE survived three months without a single World championship contention. For three months, Brock Lesnar was off WWE TV. And unfortunately, the product was not better or worse for it.

The last great hope was Daniel Bryan. Many may disagree, but the rise of Daniel Bryan coming into the WWE under developmental contract with Florida Championship Wrestling, to the first season of NXT–which is amazing how NXT has transformed from a failed concept on SyFy, to a corner-stone of the WWE Network–to being fired from the WWE, coming back, becoming Mr. MITB, becoming the World Heavyweight champion, to losing at WrestleMania XXVIII in 18 seconds, to gaining a whole nation of believers, to becoming the WWE Tag Team Champions, to defeating John Cena at SummerSlam clean in the ring to become the WWE Champion, to losing the title on the same night to Randy Orton, to gaining even more of a following until it all culminated at WrestleMania XXX when he defeated Triple H at the top of the card, to being inserted in the main event in a Three way to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion! YES!

That alone was worth the special WWE aired on the WWE Network of Bryan’s journey to WrestleMania. However, Bryan was forced to relinquish the championship after one title defense due to a neck injury. He’s been back a few times, but not in the capacity that we want him to be. He hasn’t gotten the proper follow-up surgery that he needs to return to the WWE. He’s been too busy trying alternative methods, which Cena has looked down upon. I want to be mad, but WWE booking would have had Daniel drop the title to Brock Lesnar anyway. This, with all those German Suplexes given to Cena at SummerSlam, might have permanently paralyzed Bryan.

With Bryan out, they want to bring up Roman Reigns as the next guy. As Hulkster said when Vince wanted to put over Warrior, I’ll say about Reigns, he isn’t ready. He may have a good look, but he has not proven to carry a program on his own, let alone shown us that he is ready to lead the company as the top guy. And the idea of having Reigns go over Lesnar is not logical. If you want to prove that you are the top guy, then you have to beat the top guy, and that is John Cena.

Love him or hate him–mostly just jaded–Cena is the top guy. He has been the standard-bearer, thanks to Vince for the past 12 years. When CM Punk defeated Cena at MITB 2011, it meant something. When Daniel Bryan defeated Cena at SummerSlam 2013, it meant something. And for Reigns to defeat Cena at WrestleMania, it would then mean something.

About the blogger: I’m an avid fan of pro wrestling and all of its layers of athleticism and entertainment. I also love to read and write, which is why WrestlingTimesX will come across as different from anything else that you read on the web. My mantra on wrestling, in any state, is to love it then, now, and forever.

The big milestone thirty years in the making! WrestleMania invades New Orleans in an extravaganza like no other. “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan will host, a Battle Royal will be fought in honor of the memory of Andre The Giant, legends long thought astray from WWE will be entered into the Hall of Fame, and an epic chase for the coveted WWE championship comes to a close. Are you excited for WrestleMania XXX?

NO! I SAID ARE YOU READY????

YES Movement catapults Daniel Bryan at an opportunity to compete for the WWE Championship.

WrestleMania is the one time out of the year that brings out the fanboy (or fangirl) in all of us because there is something marvelous about it. Sure, the last couple of years have been anything but marvelous, excluding some “Match of the Year” moments, yet this WrestleMania feels like it will live up to the hype.

The YES Movement is in full swing, and here we thought WWE had taken a giant deuce on the whole Daniel Bryan push. Or maybe they did, but the fans wouldn’t let up because let’s face it, a WrestleMania with Randy Orton and Batista in the headlines would not do. But before Bryan can even possibly think of entering the main event as the third competitor in the–now–Triple Threat WWE World Heavyweight championship match, he has to defeat Triple H.

We all love Daniel Bryan, but how fair is it really to Randy Orton who defeated John Cena in a unification TLC match, and for Batista who outlasted twenty-nine other competitors to win the 2014 Royal Rumble? We cannot just go with the reasoning because Daniel Bryan is better than them. That just wouldn’t do either.

So the fact that Daniel Bryan or Triple H will compete in two WrestleMania matches is unheard of, and the major focus going into this Sunday. But what about the other matches?

Will The Streak be conquered? Or will The Beast Incarnate rest… in… peace….?

Paul Heyman says he wants vindication because The Undertaker is the reason CM Punkwent on his downward spiral, but he also wants vindication because his guy Brock Lesnar was not afforded the opportunity to conquer the WWE in the World championship match.

The Streak, we all know it, is monumental. If there is anyone that can conquer The Streak it is Brock Lesnar–because let’s face it, The Beast doesn’t just simply pin his opponents, he conquers them.

Frankly, if the first encounter between Lesnar and Taker was it until ‘Mania, I would be equally stoked. Like The Great Pumpkin, The Phenom comes around once a year, he delivers a stellar WrestleMania match and continues to keep The Streak intact. What more can you ask for?

The Shield take on Kane and the New Age Outlaws at WrestleMania.

How about The Shield instilling their brand of justice? In a strange turn of events, The Director of Operations Kane stopped The Shield from imploding, and instead he unknowingly provided them a new target–himself.

Kane diabolically set up a false Fatal 4-Way contenders match for the WWE Tag Team championships, which resulted in the decimation of The Shield when the teams of The Real Americans, RybAxel, and 3MB attacked them mid-match. Kane furthered the destruction by enlisting the former 6-time WWE Tag Team Champions of The World!!!

The New Age Outlaws, “Road Dogg” Jesse James and “Bad Ass” Billy Gunn, will join Kane against The Shield in a six-man tag team match, and based on how dominate and vengeful The Shield have been looking in recent weeks, this will be as JBL dubbed it, a Battle of the Ages!

While that whole ruse with the WWE Tag Team championship contenders match was an unexpected twist, the fate of the championships will hang in the balance… on the pre show exclusively on the WWE Network – for only $9.99 not only do you get everything WWE video, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony and WrestleMania, but you also get to see The Usos defend the titles in a Fatal 4-Way.

I don’t agree with two out of the four competing teams because Los Matadores and RybAxel have not earned the right to challenge the champions. The only true challengers walking into WrestleMania are The Real Americans, Jack Swagger and Cesaro. Similar to The Shield, The Real Americans were on the verge of imploding but thanks to the yoda-like guidance of Zeb Colter, The Real Americans are on the same page and have the unmatched potential to become the new WWE Tag Team champions. But that is not to discredit The Usos who have had a fantastic showing with an incredible victory story over The New Age Outlaws, whom they defeated to win the championships.

The match should have been a one on one tag team match, but if WWE wants to place four tag teams together at WrestleMania, I say get some tables, find some ladders, throw in some steel chairs, and let’s have ourselves a TLC match!

Bray Wyatt has played psychological mind games with John Cena.

How about the co-main event of John Cena defending his legacy against the leader of the Wyatt Family, Bray Wyatt?

John Cena has been talking about the young talents rising up in the WWE, but if they truly wanted to test their abilities to lead the industry, they would have to go through him. Bold words from the poster boy of the WWE for the past twelve years. However, John was probably not expecting that the one who would answer the call would be so deranged.

If you haven’t listened to any of Bray Wyatt’s promos regarding John Cena, you really should take the time and find them on YouTube. Bray reminds me of a young Jake “The Snake” Roberts (WWE Hall of Fame 2014 inductee) because he speaks in a cold, dark and eerie manner–the way you would imagine Dexter’s Dark Passenger to sound.

Although it would be nice for the kids to see their hero safeguard his legacy, Bray Wyatt needs to win this match because it is time for this man to start on his legacy.

Which brings us to the final match, the Vickie Guerrero Invitational.

AJ Lee’s reign as Divas champion may come to a tragic end at WrestleMania.

While this may be the first time that the Divas championship is defended at WrestleMania, the defending and longest reigning champion AJ Lee must go against thirteen other Divas in a single-fall match.

That is such horse crap! AJ Lee’s first and current reign has surpassed the combined record three-time champion Eve Torres, as well as the combined two-time reign of the former longest reigning champion Maryse. Sure, AJ has done some despicable things, but who hasn’t when trying to defend the championship for so long?

We know that JBL cannot wait for AJ to lose the Divas championship, perhaps “The Wrestling God” felt intimidated or slighted by AJ’s bluntness in regards to her competitors and her self-glorification by tattooing the date she won the Divas championship on the back of her neck.

There’s a great chance that AJ will lose the Divas championship at WrestleMania, but there is also an opportunity to surpass the naysayers and go down in history as the greatest of all time. Perhaps the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame inductee Lita might want to come out of retirement for a crack at the Black Widow.

Answer the Question: Which match are you most excited for at WrestleMania XXX?

[Video] Triple H’s History of Dominance

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Anyone else find it difficult to be a wrestling blogger while still being a fan? We hear it all the time from pro wrestlers that they hate the majority of us writers because we critique them without having the true insight of the business. It’s disheartening at times because what’s not to love about wrestling, but at the same time we have this need to write and express our opinions of the episodic progress of the products that we watch.

Some wrestlers find us to be short-sighted and unable to grasp the bigger picture, like why a certain talent went over at this certain time, or why a talent didn’t get the push that we were expecting at a given time. Just this past weekend I was twitter-bombed by Davey Richards the day after the airing of IMPACT Wrestling for a comment I tweeted:

Richards probably views me as another dumb writer or “smark” but in actuality, I’m a fan of the logical slow build. TNA right now has a deteriorating tag team scene with Team 3D, Beer Money, Inc., Generation Me, and Motor City Machine Guns gone from the division. The only viable opposition that The Wolves–who are a saving grace to TNA–is the pairing of Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian, who were voted Best Tag Team of the Year (2012) by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The obvious money-making feud would, and could still, stem from a series of matches between The Wolves and Bad Influence, but instead, TNA gave it to us as part of The Wolves second-ever match in the company. I understand now that The Wolves and Bad Influence will square off inside the Lockdown chamber, but at least hold off the physicality until then. Just consider how euphoric it was, after weeks of stare downs and promos, when The Shield and The Wyatt Family finally squared off in the ring at the WWE Elimination Chamber. The Target Center erupted with chants of “This is Awesome” before the match even started.

But hey, what do I know about pro wrestling right? At least when The Wolves win the TNA World Tag Team titles, it will be memorable…. Oh wait. Nm….

**The IWC boos LOS Tastic!**

Another concept that us writers and fans alike are not understanding is the insanity revolving around the WWE World Heavyweight championships being dangled in front of Daniel Bryan as some sort of sick twisted joke enjoyed by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

We already know that Daniel Bryan is way over with the fans, and we know that WWE knows that we know that Daniel Bryan is “Austin 3:16” over. But at the conclusion of the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, WWE took some pleasure in panning the cameras to the fans’ distraught faces in the Target Center. So not only do we know that WWE knows we want Daniel Bryan to be our champion, but we know that WWE is taking great joy out of our misery as well.

So what’s the bigger picture seeing as virtually no one is buying Batista as our “hero” going into WrestleMania XXX? Will the WWE make it right by adding Daniel Bryan into the championship match as part of a Triple Threat? Well, it’s no WrestleMania XX main event, but if it means Daniel Bryan winning the titles at ‘Mania, then I’m all for it. But what if Daniel Bryan is forced to face Triple H, or worse… Kane?

Then again… WWE has been placing Bryan in multiple matches in a single night. What if, and feel free to worship me…. now, but what if Daniel Bryan faces Triple H at ‘Mania as predicted and beats him. Wait, I’m not finished yet. What if… after Bryan beats Triple H, the ‘Mania host Hulk Hogan then announces that because of Bryan proving Trips wrong, he will be inserted into the championship main event, and then Bryan goes on and wins it! Holy crap, that’s a WrestleMania that I would forever remember, and it’s just the PAY-OFF we all deserve.

Now, before I end this I would like to say that Davey Richards might have given me heat on Twitter, which I guess makes me the bad guy, but it’s TIME for the face turn!!!

Congratulations to The Wolves on becoming the NEW TNA World Tag Team Champions:

Answer the Question: Thoughts on The Wolves winning the TNA World Tag Team Titles, and will Daniel Bryan contend in two matches at WrestleMania?

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